The intersection between the too words : Time and space is the word occasion; opportunity. An opportunity needs a preparation; to perform our tools. Furthermore, through the human history, almost all the genius personalities have reached a high level of perfection to complete their goals. Yoga system is not excepted from this law.Thus, we have not to confuse the Yoga schools and Yoga forms which is the global Yoga stages.
Indeed, the yoga stages are like a scale. The yogis climb over during a long practice .Where The Royal Yoga -Raga Yoga- is the ultimate level. This stage is not a consideration matter for all. Only yogis how passed the previous levels have to discover it. A very little percentage in all the globe.It requires an entire life, also a temporal and complete retreat from the quotidian and the ordinary life. Almost all of our life tasks will be abandoned. That explain why a big number of religious loyal subjects take parts from it.
The first yoga level and practice begin by HATHA-YOGA. It is a life arts. The art of living. An art to observe our body living and moving. A tool to outstrip our obstacles to find the highest consciousness levels of our existence. The hatha yoga allows human to be able control all his body: his muscles, his organs and its functions . It is a way of harmony between the body and the mind. Finally it is an introduction to all following Yoga stages to RAGA-YOGA.
1. JNANI -YOGA: Yoga of knowledge, to able the person to dispose of Delusions and fancies.
2. BHAKTI-YOGA:Worship and asceticism.
3. KHARMA-YOGA: human actions.
4. MANTRA-YOGA: rituals.
5. LAYA-YOGA: human fusion.